The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-04-15

House.
The ladies ofthe Methodist Church
are indeatislble. They are deter
mined to remove all debts, and
provide for all the benevolent objects
of their church. With this end in
view they have provided oyster sup
pers, strawberry festivals and other
commendable devices to raise money
And at the intermadlate interval be-
tween the oyster season and straw
berry time hey determined to have
a grand old folks concert. And
tAey made a grand success Of It. II e
Opera House was filed on Tuesday
night. There was not a vacant chair
and the programme was CARVED out
to The letter in the best style and to
the delight of the large audience
composed Of many Of our best and
most prominent citizens.
Notwithstanding here had been
no elaborate preparation the por>
foTmance would hay done credit to
a larger city and the amateurs who
participated exhibited unm 's.akeable
musical and dramatic ttlent #
which professionals might haYe been
proud
The performance consisted OF a
"lyste Of ys songs and also tab'eaux
to be sung and plaYde at We old
forks concert at Ye Opera House in
ye towne Of BoIivar'-as the quaint
hand bills aunouced. Mss Lucie
Anderson presided atthe Piano and
executed the accompaniment with
her accustomed skill, and struck
she keynote to each duo or chorus
rendered by Eye men and women
singers The oreniDg piece was
Smiths march, which seemed insen-
sibly t2 merge into a grand. chorus
by the orchestra, followed by Aud
lang SYne, in which the suberb bar.
itoue Of Mr, Fred Nicely and Mr..
Joe Barrett and the cultivated tenor
of Messgs Luther and 8IcLarty min
g.cd swaetly. with the delightful
soprano Of Misses Coleman and
Newbern, aad the easy and full
alto Of Miss Mary Tate.
/ Atmtervals tableaux were pre-
scented of thrilling suggestion, Aud
we aannot forbear favorable men
ton of that representing the Black
Angel. The Good Angel, and the
Bride tempting her newly made
husband to drink of that which in
the cad ,'biteth hike serpent and
stinga'h like an adder
Mr.. Geo. Sloan as the B lack
Angel; Miss Daisy Redd as the
Good Angel, and Miss Carrie Sloar
as the Bride handing to the bride
groom Mr.. Eldy Wilkinson the
the tenn pting cup was a scene not tc
be forgotten, and was executed in
the most ski'lul and effective manner
bringing TO the spectators involun.
tary signs and smiles by turus as tn {
/ Greek ire cast glamour over the
scene.
The TabIoaux "Chngirg to the
/ Cross" was indeed beautiful. All
/ Innocent, pretty GIRL with loug d s
! heveled brown hair falling IN pro.
fu sion 10 the carpet below stand.
with her hands fixed upon whit
cross, her face a ! radiant with hop,
! Yet deaf 10 all around her and ob-
| livious to everything except tn.
blesse1 cross itself. Such was IN,
picture in which Miss Fannu
I Horusby SO credItably appeared.
And then came the seer of The
/ Tambouriue Girl, which Miss Sadi
Durrett so well presented, her darl
lowing tresses, and GyPsey dres
being SO appropriate t. the occasion
The grand and brilliant tableau,
OF Liberty, War AMI Justice
could not have been excelled. Mis-
Robbins dressed in spltless white
bliudtoldeJ rs the goddess of justic
held the trembling scales, Will
, Miss = mo Gopp, presented in mos
e.ietuve style Cue shield Of libert
aad Miss Jennie Newberl In
sw1rl Of 0a-tie ald the insl suiA q
: cruel Ayag
NuL less effective, but more patl.,
t;c aud toa-Mhg was tlc ta6.eau
oi dine ten Virgin who a2proacae
the gate wi,h their lam S, re..lv {
d eatof, wael 10 the foolish Use ia
,s.t. sI {. but 10 TIM. ,ct...t.